ICN Mountain West

The Biggest Carbon Polluters Are to Blame for Half of U.S. Western Water Lost to Climate Change, ‘Groundbreaking’ Paper Says

Some of the most impactful changes have come in the stressed Colorado River basin.

By Jake Bolster

Boulder, Colorado, and Big Oil Prepare for High-Stakes Clash in Supreme Court

By Dana Drugmand

Primary Effort ‘Changed the Conversation’ Around Wyoming’s Public Lands

By Jake Bolster

Recent Rain Slowed Southwestern Montana Wildfires. Now the Heat Is Returning.

By Mosabber Hossain

Public Lands Are at the Forefront of Wyoming’s Primaries

By Jake Bolster

Can a Dam Expansion Hold Back Climate Considerations on the Colorado River?

By Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

Montana’s Sand Creek Fire Burns Through Into Beloved Ski Area

By Mosabber Hossain

Wildfires and Extreme Heat Challenge Water Activist’s Attempt to Run the Length of the Colorado River

By Maya McDaniel

US Senate Committee Advances Bill Exempting Montana Coal Company From Environmental Standards

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

Can New Ranching Practices Help Cattle, Cowboys and Wolves Coexist?

Story and photos by Jake Bolster

Federal Plan Makes Steep Colorado River Water Cuts to Arizona, California and Nevada

By Jake Bolster

How Wildfire Smoke Is Reshaping Childhood

By Mosabber Hossain

Trump Administration Eyes Massive Coal Reserves Under Federal Lands

By Lisa Sorg

Global Warming Unmakes Winter in the US West

By Bob Berwyn

A Record-Warm Winter and Summer Heatwave Are Stoking Montana’s Wildfire Risk

By Mosabber Hossain

Will Trump’s Handoff of Grizzly Management to States Lead to More Dead Bears?

By Steven Rodas

Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, This Time by Much More

By Wyatt Myskow

Colorado Voters Will Decide Whether a ‘Right to Natural Gas’ is Added to the State Constitution

By Maya McDaniel

Montana County Seeks Pause on AI Data Centers After Property Owner Withdraws Support

By Mosabber Hossain